Dramatis personae: alternatives and connections

The event or connected series of events, either real or imaginary, forming the subject of a play, poem, or other composition; the unfo…

A bespeaking. Among actors, a benefit (when a particular play is bespoken.)

A similar covering for the foot and leg, made with very thick soles, to give an appearance of elevation to the stature; -- worn by tra…

the choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie

A buskin anciently used by tragic actors on the stage; hence, tragedy in general.

A composition, in prose or poetry, accommodated to action, and intended to exhibit a picture of human life, or to depict a series of g…

a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage; "he wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway"

Of or pertaining to the drama; appropriate to, or having the qualities of, a drama; theatrical; vivid.

To compose in the form of the drama; to represent in a drama; to adapt to dramatic representation; as, to dramatize a novel, or an his…

A speech or short poem addressed to the spectators and recited by one of the actors, after the conclusion of the play.

Flesh-colored tights, worn by actors dancers.

To play wild pranks; to play tricks of levity, mirth, and gayety; to indulge in frolicsome play; to sport.

The retiring room of actors and actresses in a theater.

A form of English drama or play, usually short, merry, and farcical, which succeeded the Moralities or Moral Plays in the transition t…

animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it"

animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it"

A grotesque mask, representing a person chewing or grimacing, worn in processions and by comic actors on the stage.

A dramatic performance, formerly in vogue, in which the actors wore masks and represented mythical or allegorical characters.